Joseph Lavender Roper was the son of Joseph Lavender Roper and Sarah Edwards.

Joseph was born around 1849 in Evesham, Worcestershire.

Joseph married Annie Hutchings Cox in 1868 in Birmingham, Warwickshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Annie Hutchings Cox:

- Ernest Lavender Roper	born around 1868 in Birmingham, Warwickshire.
- Reginald Roper	born in 1871 in Aston, Warwickshire.
- Herbert Frank Roper	born in 1872 in Aston, Warwickshire.
- Ada Annie Roper	born in 1874 in Handsworth, Staffordshire.
- Winifred Sarah Roper	born in 1879 in Aston, Warwickshire.

Joseph was a Stockbroker's Clerk.

Details of Joseph's death are not known.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1851	Moseley Road, Kings Norton, Worcestershire.
1871	Brougham Street, Aston Manor, Warwickshire.
1881	67, Frederick Road, Aston, Warwickshire.
1891	16, Barlow Lane, Kirkdale, Lancashire.